Devilish Ideas

Opinion - Reader Views - Magical Musings

November 23, 2001

Some Christians would have us believe that all things involving sorcery are an abomination to God, and, therefore, the current sensation over Harry Potter is something that we must have great concern about. The children must be protected from this potential mind-numbing evil. Satan is in the creaks and creases of all this, to be sure. I, being reared a good Christian, just want a little consistency in my life, so I would imagine the following list of "magical" things that impact our lives daily must also be kept from the kids, lest they fall victim to the devil's long term plan:

Santa Claus. Magical elf in a satanic red suit. Is it St. Nick? Or Old Nick? Easter Bunny. Anthropomorphic bidder of the cloven one, distributing fowl disbursement on a converted Druid holiday

David Copperfield. Not only a "magician," but his marriage to a supermodel smacks of hellish interference with the natural order of things.

The Orlando Magic. Did Satan make the team trade Shaq?

Walt Disney World. Known as the Magic Kingdom. Once portrayed a mouse as a sorcerer's apprentice to lure children into a false sense of comfort with . . . MUSIC!

King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table and Camelot. Rife with magical wizards like Merlin, casting spells, adultery and, centuries later, a possible demonic connection with the assassination of a president whose staff used the word Camelot to describe his administration.

And finally, the Washington Wizards. A 38-year-old man dominating the NBA. Is this the basketball version of Damn Yankees?

I don't know, but methinks there is some seriously bad stuff going on here. It unfortunately is in the thought processes of some of our residents.